Brussels vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
196K
9.37M

The cost of living in Brussels is 216% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7557th ($2065 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 99th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hefei

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Brussels Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$9430

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677